[Grammar] Don't forget calling her. Don't forget to call her.

[wotcha]

1. Don't forget calling.

2. Don't forget to call.

We normally say like senrence 2 when we refer to something to be done in the future.


Then how about 1?

What does 1 mean?

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: Don't forget calling her. DOn;t forget to call her.

I can't think of any occasion when I might need to say 'Don't forget calling'.

Rover

 

[wotcha]

Re: Don't forget calling her. DOn;t forget to call her.

I can't think of any occasion when I might need to say 'Don't forget calling'.

Rover

Can we understand sentence 2 as "Don't forget you called (somebody already)?"

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: Don't forget calling her. DOn;t forget to call her.

Can we understand sentence 2 as "Don't forget you called (somebody already)?"

No.

 

[Barb_D]

Re: Don't forget calling her. DOn;t forget to call her.

Challenge accepted!
A: Boy was I drunk last night.
B: You certainly were. You were a bit of an idiot.
A: I know. I danced like a buffoon, and I think I rode that mechanical bull.
B: You did. What else do you remember?
A: I remember going on and on about Sarah and how I wish I'd never broken up with her.
B: Don't forget calling her.
A: I called her? Why did you let me do that? Friends don't let friend drink and dial!

 

[5jj]

Re: Don't forget calling her. DOn;t forget to call her.

A: Boy was I drunk last night.
B: You certainly were. You were a bit of an idiot.
A: I know. I danced like a buffoon, and I think I rode that mechanical bull.
B: You did. What else do you remember?
A: I remember going on and on about Sarah and how I wish I'd never broken up with her.
B: Don't forget calling her.
A: I called her? Why did you let me do that? Friends don't let friend drink and dial!

I am impressed. :up:

 

[Barb_D]

Re: Don't forget calling her. DOn;t forget to call her.

And I, by the way, have never drunk-dialed an ex in my life. At least, not that I remember.

 

[wotcha]

Re: Don't forget calling her. DOn;t forget to call her.

And I, by the way, have never drunk-dialed an ex in my life. At least, not that I remember.

:lol: Thank you!

 

[White Hat]

Re: Don't forget calling her. DOn;t forget to call her.

Yes, it is possible to use it that way! Especially if you use never:

- You should never forget calling her. That was a turning point in your relationship, if you remember.
- Yeah, you're right.
The difference between forget to (do something) and forget (doing something) was beautifully explained in the English in 30 days book by Sonia Brough and Carolyn Wittmann.

 

[Tdol]

Re: Don't forget calling her. DOn;t forget to call her.

And I, by the way, have never drunk-dialed an ex in my life. At least, not that I remember.

Surely, you haven't forgotten sending them the poem you wrote?